Acridocarpus spectabilis (Nied.) Doorn-hoekm.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Acridocarpus

Characteristics

A small shrub. It is 50 cm high. It grows from a perennial rootstock.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wooded savannah along rivers.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The root is chewed. It is bitter.
Uses food medicinal social use
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can probably be grown by seed or cuttings.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Acridocarpus spectabilis world distribution map, present in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and Togo

Conservation status

Acridocarpus spectabilis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:555373-1
WFO ID wfo-0000518558
COL ID 64M54
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhinopteryx spectabilis Acridocarpus hemicyclopterus Acridocarpus kerstingii Acridocarpus spectabilis Rhinopterys kerstingii Rhinopteryx kerstingii Rhinopteryx spectabilis subsp. angustifolia Rhinopteryx angustifolia